American Songwriter

How David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” Transformed From Flop Folk Number to Star-Studded Dance Hit

David Bowie hit a musical milestone 41 years ago today when his iconic pop track “Let’s Dance” hit No. 1 on both the U.K. and U.S. charts, marking the first time the British rocker would achieve the ...
The Cheat Sheet

David Bowie Said ‘Let’s Dance’ ‘Drove Him Mad’ Because It Put Him in a Box

If David Bowie had one regret about the 1980s, it would have been recording “Let’s Dance.” He enjoyed the success that all his other music gave him, but he didn’t like what that one tune and its ...
Yahoo

David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ at 40: Producer Nile Rodgers and Engineer Bob Clearmountain on the Making of the Singer’s Multiplatinum Breakthrough

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Bowie had this wonderful saying," Nile Rodgers recalls. "He'd say, 'Nile, darling, it's all the same, but different.'" It's a ...
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How Nile Rodgers and David Bowie accidentally wrote Let's Dance – with a 12-string that was missing 6 strings

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Left-David Corio/Redferns/Getty Images; Right-Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images David Bowie's Let's Dance is ...
Rolling Stone

Hear David Bowie’s Unreleased, Stripped-Down ‘Let’s Dance’ Demo

An unreleased demo of David Bowie‘s “Let’s Dance” has been unearthed to celebrate what would have been the rock icon’s 71st birthday Monday. Bowie and Chic’s Nile Rodgers, who produced 1983’s Let’s ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

40 Years Ago: Why David Bowie Regretted ‘Let’s Dance’ So Much

David Bowie was in the mood to try something different as the early '80s unfolded. He'd been listening to R&B and blues records while on vacation in the South Pacific from the likes of James Brown and ...
Billboard

On This Day in Billboard Dance History: David Bowie Invited the World to Dance

36 years ago today (May 21), David Bowie's "Let's Dance" was the No. 1 song on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart. By Katie Bain With the title track of his 1983 album, David Bowie invited the world ...
Hollywood Life

Carmine Rojas Fondly Recalls David Bowie’s Artistry In Making ‘Let’s Dance’: It Was ‘Awesome’ (Exclusive)

Rojas, who had worked with Labelle and Nona Hendryx in the 1970s, recalls how he ended up meeting with “The Thin White Duke” in a studio in New York City. “I got a call on a Friday to be at Power ...
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David Bowie’s Let’s Dance recording story with drummer Omar Hakim

Omar Hakim shares details about recording David Bowie’s Let’s Dance with Nile Rodgers and bassist Carmine Rojas at power ...
THE WEEK

Let's Dance: Remembering David Bowie

The death of David Bowie last January sent shockwaves across the world. His passing was completely unexpected - he was, as always, at the top of his game, having two days earlier released Blackstar, a ...
Forbes

Let’s Dance! Mother Denim’s David Bowie Capsule Brings Back Ziggy Stardust For A New Generation

Epic. Icon. Outlier. Rebel. Genius. Encompassing all that was David Bowie is a challenge to put into words, but every now and again we are allowed to revel in him through more than just his music. At ...